Concrete fence



1. c. HAMILTON.

CONCRETE FENCE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 29. 1920.

1,386,928 Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

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.TOEN o. HAMILTON, OE JOLIET', ILLINOIS.

CONCRETE EENOE.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that-I, JOHN C. HAMILTON, a citizen of the United States, lresiding lat Joliet, in the county ofWill and State of Illinois, have invented certain ,new and useful Improvements in ConcreteFences; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in :the'art to which it'appertains `to make and use the same.4 j

This invention relatesto an improved concrete fence'. .f

The obj ect of the'finvention-is to generally improve upon and simplify-the construction of such a fence by providing one of great durability, which is of such construction that i1; may be put upor taken down very easily and quickly.

nAnother object'ofthe invention is to provide a fence which is especially adapted for surrounding fields and the like in which cattle and stock are kept,the construction of the fence being such that itwillpprevent possible escape of either small or large animals.

YA further obj ect ofthe invention is to provide a fence which includes especially. de#

signed posts which are such that they-will the following description.

Figure 1 is an elevational rview O-a fence constructed' in' accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlargeddetail sectional view taken on thev line 2 2 of Fig. 1, looking in the directionof-the arrows. 1

-.Fig.p3 is van elevationaliviewY of a portion of one of the posts, showing the manner in whichone ofthe ends of the rails is yassociated therewith. L 'A Fig.V 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the 'manner in whichthe other endsbf the'railsvare attached. 1

Fig.- `5 is avertical sectional. YView of FIL4- .f

Iig'. 6 a -vertical sectionalfview. of

Specication of Letters Patent l Fig. ,7,is' an enlargeddetail viewtaken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a view taken on'the line 8-8` of Fig. 1.V

Fig. 9is a detail view of one of the wire anchoring members.

-' In the `drawingswherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, Vthe numeral 1v indicates the posts, and' 2vdesignates the rails, which are detachably connected therewith. These parts are made of concrete and are preferably hollow, the rails being of cylindrical formation. Some of the posts will be of a greater height than others, to serve a purposey to be hereinafter more fully eX-k Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

Application filed April 29, 1920. SerialrNo. 377,6'81. l'

plaiiied,V To cbt-ain the detachable connec- ,tion of the rails with a post, I'provide the latter on its opposite sideswith integral pro.- jections 3, close to which and beneath which are other lugs or projections 4', which constitute seats for the opposite ends of the i rails. Onewof the ends of-each rail is provided with a notch'5 which is adapted to be brought 'downover alug 3 so as to bear on rthe adjacent seater.'` It isito be lstated here,

that I prefer to make'the upper surfaces of the seats'l concave, so as toV prevent lateral shifting of the rails.

In Order to retain the rails in position I that -it will permit the rails to be readily removed ywhenever desired. `This means consists of cement `blocks 6. of suitable shape,

provide novel retainingmeans, which is such which are fitted in undercut rrecesses 7 and 8 formed in the notched ends-of 'a rail and the lwhich cattle `are kept. For` this reason .Il

In order to insure against have provided means'to prevent small ani.

mals from escaping'from'the field.` lTo this end I provide the lowermost rail 9`with verticaly arranged holes 10 -through which I1 extend'pickets or stakes` 1l. This construc-v tion willprevent small animals from escap. ing as they would otherwise do.

. I have also intimated in the foregoing deioo p scription that some of the posts 1 are of different heights from the others, that is, some of them will be decidedly high. vIt is the purpose of this construction to permit the use of wires, in order to increase the height of the fence, without the employment of ladditional expensive concrete rails. In

carrying out this feature of my invention I have devised novel means whereby the line wires may be readily attached to a concreteY post. rlhis means is disclosed more particularly in F ig. 7, wherein it4 will be noted that I embed plates 12 in the higher posts near their lupper ends. Each of these plates is provided with a vertically arranged `slot 13, with which a'wire anchoring member, designated as a whole by the numeral14, is detachably connected. Each of themembers 14 is made from a single piece of wire which is: bent upon itself to form a head 15, which is adapted to be insertedthrough the vertical slot l14 and turned crosswise of the same so as to retain the anchoring member in position on the post. The free-ends 16 of the wire willl be twisted in a suitable manner around the line wires 17. This construction is extremely advantageous in that it will permit the line wiresto be easily and readily attached to the post by any unskilled` persons. lt also serves to rdecrease the expense of. the employment of additional concrete rails. Thisl construction also serves to increase the height of the fence so as to prevent the animals from jumping over the same.

ln putting up the fence, the hollow posts willibe set inthe ground'in a manner so that the lugs 3 and seats 4 of the respective posts will beV opposite one another as shown in Fig. A1. The rails`V will be placedy in position, first by placing the Vunnotched'end of the rail in position. Then, the other endiof the railmay be placed in position by bringing the notch 5 in such avposition as to permit it to befbrought down and over the lug 3. Vhen in this positicn the rail will not become readily displaced. However, the ret-aining means used, serves to prevent any possible displacement of the rail, which might occur. It is obvious that in makinguse of this `retainingmeans it is only necessary to slide the blocks @into the notches 7 and 8. When once in position these blocks will not come out. However, they may be readily 1Knoclred out by a hammer when it is desired to remove one of the rails. I have found it convenient, in making use of the stakes 9,.to place theA lowermost rail in position first. The reason for this is. obvious. v

In order to insure that the reader thoroughly understandsthe manner in whichv the wire-anchoring member isused, I will again briefly describeit. First, the head 15 of this member is inserted through the slot 13 in the plate 12whereuponthe member is rotated so that the head will assume position crosswise of the slot. It will then be in position for use. In use, the line wire is stretched in front ofthe post in the usual way, and the free ends of the member 14. are twisted around it, p

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, itis believed that the manner of using and the construction of my fence and all its parts is clear, therefore, further description is deemed? unnecessary;

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herein showny and described is to be taken as thepreferredform of' the same, and that -variousfminor changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of partsmay be resorted to without departing from the spirit ofthe invention or the scope ofthe subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. In combination, a fence posti and a horizontal rail detachably connected thereto, said rail'. being provided at one` of itsV ends and in its upper side with a shallow. recess extending transverselythereof, the post adjacent thevrecessed endof the rail being also provided with a recess communicatingwith the first named recess, andaretaining block fitted in said recesses, serving to hold the rails in place. I

2. ln combination, a fence post. and: a horizontal'rail detachably connected thereto, said rail vbeingfprovided.fat one ofi its ends withy a f recess, the wall ofwhich isundercut, the post adjacent said recessediend of the rail. being also provided with a likev recess, and a retaining block having reduced ends extending into said=undereutsand serving to-retain the railin place.

3. ln combination, a cylindrical concrete post provided on one side with pair of aimed-vertically spaced integral-lateral proj ections, the upper onefof` which is comparatively small' andthe lowerone of whichv has 110 its upper face concaved,l'forming a seat, and a hollow horizontal cylindrical rail having a concaved end fittingy snugly againstthe curved contour of'said post' and resting on said seat, being provided iny its bottomV face v vided at one end andiin its. bottom face with 125 notches fitted over thefinst named projections thus permittingy therailtobear on the concaved faces of said seats, the rail being also .providedaat'one of itsendsand in its top face with a transverse recess, the wall: of.

which is undercut, the posts adjacent the reranged vone above the other, the lowermost cessed ends-orp the rail being also providedrail being provided with vertical holes which 10 with a like recess, and a rail retaining block extend therethrough, and pickets extending disposed in said recesses, said block being through said holes into the ground. provided with reduced end portions eXtend- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set ing beneath the undercut Walls of the recesses. my hand.

5. A fence composed of posts between which are detachable hollow, cement rails, ar- JOIIN C. HAMILTON. l t 

